These are the kids you spent nearly every waking moment with for 12 years These are the kids with whom you drank your first beer. The ones who lit your first cigarette. These are the kids that taught you to inhale and exhale, not just the smoke, but life too. These are the kids that approved your first guy. These are the kids that stepped up when that guy messed up. These are the kids that picked you up after heartbreak These are also the kids that broke your heart. The ones who can fix anything but not what they've done. These are the kids that turned into what they always protected you from. These are the kids that crushed your lungs, making you forget how to inhale and exhale. These are the kids who's decisions were like a lit cigarette burnt into your skin and the jagged, broken edge of a beer bottle to your head. These are the kids you have to learn to live every waking moment without.